Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Scuttle fly

Aotus lemurinus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aotidae	Phoridae
Genus	Aotus	Megaselia
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).